Added 5 October 2026
wine
/ˈwaɪ̯n/ noun
In Latin: vīnum, merum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about wine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.
Wine is usually stronger than beer.
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An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.
...dandelion wine, rice wine, plum wine...
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A serving of wine.
I'd like three beers and two wines, please. My friend will have the same.
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Origin
From Middle English wyn, win, from Old English wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Proto-Germanic *wīną, either directly or via Latin vīnum (from Proto-Italic *wīnom) from Proto-Indo-European *wóyh₁nom (“wine”). Doublet of vine and vino. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Wien, West Frisian wyn, Dutch wijn, German Wein, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish vin, Faroese and Icelandic vín.
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